34.) Investigations Into Bad Bunny, Flights Grounded In El Paso, + Old Studio V. New Studio (2/11/26)

Summary

The Ebro, Laura, Rosenberg Show

Episode 34: Investigations Into Bad Bunny, Flights Grounded In El Paso, + Old Studio V. New Studio

Date: February 11, 2026
Hosts: Ebro, Laura, Rosenberg

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Episode Overview

This episode of The Ebro, Laura, Rosenberg Show delves into reactions to Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show, flights being grounded in El Paso, controversies around Mike Tyson’s Super Bowl commercial, and broader cultural discussions about the show’s move from a corporate studio to independent production. There’s also commentary on racism, media, food inequality, and community accountability, all flavored with the hosts’ signature humor and candidness.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Life, Work, and Commitment to the Show

Timestamps: 00:00–08:00

• The hosts reflect on the challenges of new parenthood, work transitions, and the effort required to run their independent show.
• Rosenberg shares a raw account of sleepless nights with his child and the often unseen struggles of parenting:

  "Last night... she was a nightmare. It was a 4am to 5:30, full on hysterics… you hit that point where you put the baby down and walk away." (02:24)

• Group banter about their commitment to the show, even in the face of exhaustion and uncertainties.
• Laura notes how some listeners are still discovering their new platform due to social media algorithms and the greater effort needed to "opt in" versus traditional radio.

  "For a thousand years, you could just get in your car and stuff is on. If you want to check the Ebro Laura Rosenberg show, you gotta think a couple of Steps and a YouTube…" (09:23)

2. Comparing Old Studio vs. New Studio Energy

Timestamps: 09:49–12:20

• Discuss the freedom and struggles of producing the show independently.
• Rosenberg: "You guys just sound freer. Like, I just hear the freedom in the show." (09:49)
• Ebro and Rosenberg miss the ability to play music freely and comment on technical difficulties of legacy media setups vs. their current control over production quality.

3. Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime: Representation & Reactions

Timestamps: 12:56–18:00

• The hosts discuss viral reactions to Bad Bunny’s performance, especially among Latin and Caribbean communities.
• Ebro: "At the biggest moment in...entertainment, a kid from Puerto Rico gets up there and does a full set in Spanish, highlighting culture." (13:21)
• Laura shares that people from otherwise unrecognized backgrounds (Uruguay, Belize, Haiti) were moved by being mentioned or represented.
• Heartwarming story of a couple who got married during the performance, with Bad Bunny as their legal witness.

  "The wedding that you see during that super bowl performance is actually a real wedding...Bad Bunny is their legal witness and even signed their marriage license." (16:44)

4. Breaking News: Flights Halted in El Paso

Timestamps: 18:11–19:28

• Ebro: "All flights to and from El Paso Airport in Texas for 10 days...this hasn't happened since 9/11." (18:37)
• Raises questions about military and Department of Homeland Security activity, ICE facility connections.
• Uncertainty and concern about why this action is occurring.

5. Controversy: Investigations Into Bad Bunny’s Halftime Show

Timestamps: 19:29–23:02

• Reports that right-wing figures and politicians are trying to manufacture outrage and potential formal investigations into the halftime show’s Spanish-language lyrics and supposed indecency.
• Satirical “investigation” segment pokes at the hypocrisy and possible xenophobia underlying the complaints.
• Rosenberg: "This could be much worse than the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction...if it is true what was said on national television..." (20:46)
• Unpacks dog-whistle racism—how discomfort with non-English performances reflects deeper anxieties about changing American demographics.

6. Accountability, Racism, and National Decline

Timestamps: 23:03–30:08

• The conversation turns to the lack of accountability for those implicated in the Epstein files, contrasting the U.S. with Europe where repercussions are swifter.
• Candid critique of American exceptionalism:

  "We are the worst place in the world that—why do you think we're so loud about saying we're the best place in the world?" (26:11)

• Ebro and Rosenberg candidly discuss the nation's history of ignoring or excusing white supremacy, drawing parallels to the reactionary backlash after Obama’s election.

7. Mike Tyson’s Super Bowl Ad: Fat Shaming & Food Justice

Timestamps: 30:26–38:09

• The group scrutinizes a Mike Tyson ad aired during the Super Bowl for using shame-based tactics and oversimplifying obesity.
• Play a clip from food advocate K. Nurik on why shame and stigma worsen public health, noting food deserts, accessibility, and the profit motives behind America’s food industry.

  "You cannot shame someone out of structural constraints...If we truly want people to eat more nutrient dense foods, shame based messaging during a football game is not the solution." (33:16, Nurik)

• Ebro questions why government messaging lacks substance and practical support, noting the ad’s superficiality and lack of empathy for mental health and trauma as contributors to obesity.
• Laura criticizes elitist health food chains like Erewhon for furthering food inequality.
• They discuss apps like Yuka that let consumers check food healthiness, but express skepticism about their long-term reliability.

8. Socialist NFL vs. Capitalist America

Timestamps: 42:42–44:59

• Rosenberg: "The NFL is actually a socialist construct...The Cowboys make the same money from the TV deal that the Panthers make...everything is done in a way that's supposed to make everyone equal and fair." (43:14)
• Contrast how American society fails in lifting up the less fortunate, while the NFL rewards parity.

9. Rundown with Laura Styles: Drake x McDonald’s, Britney Spears, and More

Timestamps: 45:06–53:53

• Laura discusses rumors of a Drake/McDonald’s collaboration and the promotional value of celebrity fast food meals.
• Rosenberg: Critiques the superficiality and corporate cash-grabbing of such partnerships:

  "Drake already makes fast food. Now he's gonna be a fast food." (45:47)

• Rumors about Drake following Trump on Instagram are mentioned and debated.
• Britney Spears’ sale of her music catalog for ~$200 million is recapped, leading to nuanced discussion about exploitation, conservatorship, and how culture has treated women in the limelight, especially at a young age.

  "When you look back at her interviews, they were so inappropriate...not on her. It's the way I feel about Bieber." (50:16)

10. Lowdown: Outrage Over Bad Bunny and Cultural Policing

Timestamps: 55:04–56:18

• Laura quotes Congressman Andy Ogles’ inflammatory tweet describing the halftime show as “pure smut,” focusing on supposed “explicit displays of gay sexual acts” and “women gyrating.”
• Hosts ridicule the hypocrisy, noting how similar performances by non-Latin/Black artists go ignored.

  "I knew when they saw the girls dancing in front of the casita...that was gonna get some blowback." (55:57, Ebro)

11. Celebrating Black History Month: Septima Poinsett Clark

Timestamps: 56:27–57:53

• Share a “Black Fact” on civil rights leader Septima Clark, her influence on voter education, mentorship of Rosa Parks, and legacy of community empowerment.
• "Septima Clark didn't just teach history—she enabled, emboldened, and mentored the people that came along to create history." (57:36, Rosenberg)

12. Listener Q&A & Community Reflection

Timestamps: 62:01–64:29

• Gurus segment tackles how to deal with seeing marginalized people parrot white supremacist, conservative talking points post-Super Bowl.
• Ebro: "You're aligning with white supremacy and racism because you think it's going to get you to a bag. And you have no morals and you have no purpose." (63:35)
• The team advises to note it, not let it impact your spirit, and recognize those chasing clout.

13. Introspection and Therapy

Timestamps: 64:42–68:20

• Personal reflection on why Ebro avoids nostalgic storytelling—acknowledging difficulty, pain, and the importance of looking forward and being humble.
• Rosenberg: "There's so much there, bro...Living through that and then rationalizing the relationship...There's a lot of stuff there." (67:03)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• "If you want to do it, stop bitching." (Ebro, 07:26)
• "Can you imagine if you are a Puerto Rican grandparent...at the biggest moment...a kid from Puerto Rico gets up there and does a full set in Spanish?" (Ebro, 13:21)
• "You cannot shame someone out of structural constraints." (Nurik on Tyson ad, 33:16)
• "We are the worst place in the world that—why do you think we're so loud about saying we're the best place in the world?" (Rosenberg, 26:11)
• "Drake already makes fast food. Now he's gonna be a fast food." (Rosenberg, 45:47)
• "Septima Clark didn't just teach history—she enabled, emboldened, and mentored the people that came along to create history." (Rosenberg, 57:36)
• "You're aligning with white supremacy and racism because you think it's going to get you to a bag. And you have no morals and you have no purpose." (Ebro, 63:35)
• "Try not to let it affect you too much, because people are showing you who they are, and if they show you, believe them." (Laura, 64:28)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

| Segment | Timestamp | |--------------------------------------------|--------------| | Parenting struggles and show commitment | 00:00–08:00 | | Old studio vs. new studio | 09:49–12:20 | | Bad Bunny’s halftime & cultural meaning | 12:56–18:00 | | El Paso flight shutdown breaking news | 18:11–19:28 | | Bad Bunny “investigation” controversy | 19:29–23:02 | | Racism, Epstein, US vs. Europe | 23:03–30:08 | | Mike Tyson Super Bowl ad breakdown | 30:26–38:09 | | NFL as socialism, economics | 42:42–44:59 | | Rundown: Drake x McD’s, Britney, more | 45:06–53:53 | | Bad Bunny outrage and policing | 55:04–56:18 | | Black History Month: Septima Clark | 56:27–57:53 | | Listener Q&A: Dealing with bigoted posts | 62:01–64:29 | | Introspection: Ebro’s avoidance of past | 64:42–68:20 |

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Summary

This episode is a lively and honest roundtable that blends humor and cultural critique. The team dissects everything from family struggle and indie media to food politics and the racial undertones of American outrage over representation. They offer takeaway lessons on resilience, media authenticity, and the importance of calling out hypocrisy—while keeping the tone relatable and true to their roots.

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Transcript

[Ebro]

Just don't call it a podcast. Ladies and gentlemen, Ebro Laura Rosenberg.

[Rosenberg]

Morning.

[Laura]

Morning.

[Ebro]

Yeah, good morning, everyone. Hopefully you've gotten in your. In your cars, on your way to your things, checked out your other forms of entertainment, and you've checked in with us now.

[Rosenberg]

Why do you say that? You said that yesterday, too. What do you mean?

[Ebro]

Well, because I want people to know that, you know, I recognize that we recognize that they have other options before they come here.

[Rosenberg]

But why. But you hope that they've checked, like, you hope that they've, like, bounced around already.

[Laura]

Yeah, yeah. So they could just stay with us.

[Rosenberg]

Oh, like you all got it out of the way. That's right. Oh, I just want to show what you meant. Do you need to.

[Ebro]

You think they do?

[Rosenberg]

I don't. I. You said it two days in a row. I was curious about what this meant. Yeah.

[Ebro]

That's all. I just. I just want them to, you know, look, they got other options.

[Rosenberg]

There's also.

[Ebro]

Well, you know me. There's also. I'm. I'm. I'm. I'm very competitive. So I wanted you to go around and see what else is out there before you check in with a show that's actually putting something together for you. If we're running on time, that's our. That's our biggest problem. Getting people in here, getting their headphones on, getting things, you know, together and being on time.

[Rosenberg]

Hey, bro, for. For the price I'm getting paid, me surviving get out of my bed today is a goddamn miracle.

[Ebro]

Well, listen, if you're trying to get pray pay from this program, you may not show up anymore. If it's about money, this is Rosenberg's last show.

[Rosenberg]

Yeah.

[Ebro]

Thanks for coming out. It was a good time.

[Rosenberg]

No, me just being here. Last night was a night, bro.

[Guest Expert]

It's like.

[Laura]

It's hard. He's going through something tough, and I've been through it, so I feel him having a baby and a senior dog at the same time is very hard.

[Ebro]

Nah, it's not easy. I'm sure there's people watching right now. They're like, wah, putting up wah emojis because they've done it like, 90 times.

[Rosenberg]

Well, I guess. What, for the people who've done it 90 times, it's actually easier, though.

[Ebro]

Yeah, probably right?

[Rosenberg]

So, like, I don't think they relate. I honestly have decided I don't talk to people who have a bunch of kids about my. My hard times because they're not going to get it.

[Ebro]

Well, they don't remember. It's weir weird how the human brain works too.

[Rosenberg]

No, that's why they keep having more. Right.

[Ebro]

Because you don't remember that. That first one was. The first one was definitely hard or it was not as hard as you thought it would be. And so you went and had another one. And the second one was a disaster at the toddler stage or the infant toddler stage.

[Rosenberg]

Yeah, I've heard that that can be the case too. But yeah, we've just. We've been going through it for a while. Not. I mean, not. Let's not. The baby's great last night. She was not great last night. She was a nightmare. It was a 4am to 5:30, full on hysterics. I had to do the. I actually had a moment where I had to follow the. What they taught you in the hospital. Do you guys remember they. In the hospital, they make you watch the video? Yeah, they at least did for me. The. The note. The shaken baby video.

[Laura]

Yeah, yeah, yes.

[Rosenberg]

And they make you watch it. Bro, will you help me find this thing? Where. Where's my thing go? I'm sorry, I need help.

[Ebro]

When it was happening, it was here.

[Rosenberg]

And now it's lost. I'm always trying to find the thing.

[Laura]

He's trying to plug in his headphones. That's what's happening.

[Rosenberg]

Yeah, Follow the wire for me. I had to remember the shaken baby video, which is. They had a thing that when I saw it, I thought was so absurd until you live it, which is if the baby's going completely insane, put the baby down and walk away. Yeah, yeah, I hit that this morning. Yeah, it was a. I'm gonna set you down. I'm gonna go in the other room and I'll be right back.

[Guest Expert]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Rosenberg]

Because the. I was trying to get the. She. She peed through everything, right? So I'm. Now I gotta get the sleep sack off and the outfit off.

[Ebro]

Yeah.

[Rosenberg]

New diaper, new outfit, new sleep sack at 4 something a.m. and you know you're still hoping you're gonna get back to sleep, right? So you're not, but you may not be, but you're still fighting through it. So the hysterics, the hysterics. When I went to put the. Try to get the new sleep sack on was like, you're not getting this sleep sack on. This sleep sack's gonna be the death of me. And I will not let you get it on. Fighting and screw. I mean, bloody murder and I don't know if Ebro, you have this experience at all, but like, when I'm Trying to do things. I'm hoping I can do it without Natalie coming in.

[Ebro]

Yeah, of course.

[Rosenberg]

But then she'll hit a certain. If they hit a certain blood curdling. I'm like, that's it. Now you know mom's coming. Now we're both in trouble now. I didn't get the job done. And you're. We're both grass because of this. And also Natalie struggles to go back to sleep more than I do. So we try to avoid her getting up because I can generally do a bunch, even feed her, get back in bed and fall back asleep. Whereas once she's up, she's up.

[Ebro]

So you haven't gotten. How old's Maya now?

[Rosenberg]

A year and three weeks.

[Ebro]

You haven't gotten the trust where if the baby's crying and you hear Nat, Nat doesn't go, you need help. There's not like a you need help or you got this.

[Rosenberg]

It's well our back to our stupid apartment.

[Ebro]

The hallway's kind of far, so you can't just go.

[Rosenberg]

It requires a full on yell.

[Ebro]

Got it.

[Rosenberg]

It's like, you got this. Oh no, it's annoying. It's annoying. I thought I liked. That's why I liked the apartment. I was like, it's cool.

[Ebro]

It has hallways and so you gotta get up.

[Rosenberg]

And she assumes I have it. She just assumes I have it. But if it hits that blood curdling where it sounds like the baby's hurting, like you're like, and I, and I held her.

[Laura]

I know.

[Rosenberg]

And I'm like, what's going on?

[Ebro]

She's uncomfortable, she's tired. Same thing going on with you. Same thing going on with you at the same time. I know that's what's going on. We're tired. I'm angry.

[Rosenberg]

I'm angry.

[Ebro]

I don't want to be bothered. Why are you bothering me?

[Laura]

But clean me.

[Rosenberg]

But clean me. And also she probably wants a bath. She doesn't want to just get a diaper on and a new outfit. Yeah, but like it's 4:30 in the morning, so I'm like, I'm not putting you in the bath this second. I'm putting you in a diaper, giving you a dry outfit.

[Laura]

I'm going to wipe you down, give.

[Rosenberg]

You a wipe down and drop you in the bed and hope it works out.

[Ebro]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Rosenberg]

But anyways, I won't bore you.

[Ebro]

Sometimes you just gotta talk to him and be like, listen, you're gonna have to work through this. My g. Listen.

[Rosenberg]

I think of you in those moments and I'm like, I. I'm trying to talk to you like you're 30.

[Ebro]

You have to. What else you got? Yell. You can't. What are you gonna do?

[Rosenberg]

Well, what about the scream back move that you like the way? Oh, wa.

[Ebro]

We doing the wa. I'm mad, too. I do that. I do do that.

[Rosenberg]

We're all. We're all mad.

[Ebro]

Everybody's mad. Wa.

[Rosenberg]

You want to win, I win.

[Ebro]

Win.

[Rosenberg]

But no, it's hard. Everyone out there lies. Everyone. Everyone. Maybe some people have an easier time. Maybe the first year is easier for some people.

[Laura]

They just don't talk about it.

[Rosenberg]

You. That's what it is. Yeah.

[Ebro]

They don't talk about it or it's. Or if you really think about it, a year and three weeks in. How many of those nights have you had?

[Rosenberg]

Not many.

[Ebro]

That's why you forget that.

[Rosenberg]

That's the. The truth is we haven't had that money. I just find the overall collection of everything. Toll on relationship, you know, me, us having work, transition, pressure, change, Move, move. The collective. I have the other job going. We're now working harder at this job than we were working at the other job. For free.

[Ebro]

Yeah.

[Rosenberg]

So the collection of everything.

[Ebro]

Well, listen, there is the reality that we could wrap this up this week.

[Rosenberg]

Well, I don't. That would be.

[Laura]

Why would you say that?

[Ebro]

I'm just putting it on the tape so everybody knows.

[Rosenberg]

Because he's saying there's a 20% part of him that kind of feels like doing it at times.

[Ebro]

Well, no, I'm just like. I don't want people to feel like we have to. Like, we do.

[Rosenberg]

I mean. Well, because. Because we are. We're already down the road, and we want to give this a shot, and.

[Laura]

We want to do this.

[Ebro]

That's all I'm saying. If you want to do it, stop bitching.

[Rosenberg]

That's one thing.

[Laura]

The chat is cooking us right now.

[Rosenberg]

I know.

[Laura]

The chat is so mad at us right now.

[Rosenberg]

Meanwhile, our level of commitment is really to the people. Right.

[Ebro]

Wow. And why are they mad at us? Laura? Stuff.

[Laura]

No, because we're talking about maybe quitting. They're like, what are you. What are you saying?

[Ebro]

I just subscribed. I just gave you my Patreon.

[Rosenberg]

I think we just got another.

[Ebro]

Yo. There's somebody's like, what do you mean you quit? And I haven't even got my T shirt yet.

[Rosenberg]

We just got a. We just have 50 in the super chat.

[Laura]

I know not the people.

[Ebro]

I gave you $50 yesterday to make it clap.

[Rosenberg]

Reading the amount of comments from people that are just like, seemingly just discovering us.

[Ebro]

Yeah.

[Rosenberg]

Yo, one of our good friends hit me up yesterday and commented something about the other show.

[Ebro]

Okay.

[Rosenberg]

Actually, I might as well say it, because it's hilarious. He goes, yo, no, in all seriousness, how did Shawnee get an entirely new voice?

[Ebro]

Yes.

[Rosenberg]

Which I don't like. He had vocal rem. He removed vocal cords and replaced them with new ones.

[Ebro]

Well, Shani's voice was messed up for a long, long time. And now it's Chris.

[Rosenberg]

No, but people say he literally sounds like a new man has shown up. Yeah, that's how crazy it is.

[Ebro]

Well, he's doing the dance, so he's.

[Rosenberg]

Saying this is beyond dance. Your dance can't change your vocal cords. No, it's different.

[Ebro]

Somebody's doing that. Damn. Yo, they got a black fact every day.

[Rosenberg]

No. Every day.

[Ebro]

Yeah, I swim in this morning. They were teasing in a black fat coming.

[Rosenberg]

Oh, my God. Anyways, so our friend. Our friend, though, hit me up and I go, hey, respectfully, why you not rocking with us? He's like, oh, y' all are on. I said, yeah, bro.

[Ebro]

Every day.

[Rosenberg]

8Am Sent him.

[Ebro]

How would he know?

[Rosenberg]

I would think on our.

[Ebro]

So I guess people aren't seeing the socials. He may not be on social media like that.

[Rosenberg]

He posts every once in a while. He sees my stuff.

[Ebro]

Like, he may not see his stuff.

[Rosenberg]

Yeah, that is true. We don't know.

[Ebro]

You don't know if the algorithm.

[Rosenberg]

You may only see, like, race baiting or, you know, bad bunny clips.

[Ebro]

He might not be doom scrolling. You know what I mean?

[Rosenberg]

No, it's just doom scrolling. You don't see. Just like your friends posting their new venture.

[Ebro]

That's right.

[Laura]

But I still get people be like, man, I miss you every day. You're part of my team. And I was like, you know, we're live every day. And they're like, oh, my God, this is amazing. So people are.

[Ebro]

But the other part is too. Like, for a thousand years, you could just get in your car and stuff is on. If you want to check the Ebro Laura Rosenberg show, you gotta think a couple of Steps and a YouTube, you gotta connect to Bluetooth. If it's not already connected. You gotta actually opt into this, and that's more work for people.

[Rosenberg]

Well, I heard from one of my most successful friends in life, my dear friend Olivia Milch, who's a fantastic writer and director. And she has been checking it every day and was like, I love this version of the show. You guys just sound freer. Like, I just Hear the freedom in the show, which I thought was nice to hear.

[Ebro]

Yeah, I don't feel freer.

[Rosenberg]

No, you feel more bound up by work. Well, also the problem. Previously I only cared about my commitment to you guys. Otherwise most days I wouldn't have shown up. I only cared about knowing, well, you guys are all working. We gotta work now. We're actually invested in the entire operation because it's meaningful and people care about this.

[Ebro]

Yeah.

[Rosenberg]

Meaning us. Whereas previously, beyond our show, the walls were falling down, there was equipment didn't work. Yeah. There was no one interview.

[Ebro]

The lighting's trash.

[Rosenberg]

Like no one else cared to take over.

[Ebro]

It sound like trash.

[Rosenberg]

Yo, our mic sound, by the way.

[Ebro]

I tuned in and for Merrill in the morning. Everybody over there, have them fix your microphones.

[Laura]

I don't think they have anyone who knows how to do that.

[Rosenberg]

You mean that airiness? Then they can't.

[Ebro]

Well, and even it's supposed to be Merrow in the morning, his mic came and hear his mic, like. And then when they do interviews, you know that mic position over there? Remember I used to complain that mic position. Which is why we never went in the studio anymore. Cause they wasn't getting it right to sound right and to look right. So when you're in the studio, it just doesn't look good.

[Rosenberg]

No. Our vibe would be good in the room, but I would always be like, it's ironic. We sound worse in the room.

[Ebro]

Yes.

[Rosenberg]

Like we are better off where we can control our own levels.

[Ebro]

Right. So.

[Rosenberg]

So anyways, the point is we're invested now. And that's why you're more tired. Cause you said you don't feel freer.

[Ebro]

No, I don't feel more tired.

[Rosenberg]

What do you feel? You feel more invested?

[Ebro]

No, no, no. I don't feel free because I can't play the songs. I want that part.

[Laura]

That part.

[Ebro]

There's things you can't play. Like, you know what I mean? There was things we had to think about.

[Rosenberg]

Yeah, that part was nice. That is the bonus of radio is like. I did a Dilla mix Yesterday. Yesterday was 20 years. 20 year anniversary of Dilla's death. And I made a little mix, but I'm like, I was just gonna throw it on the one at Patreon. We could throw it on our Patreon, but we can't put it. Can't put it out. Can't put that stuff out in the world.

[Ebro]

Put it on the Patreon. Do you wanna put it on the Patreon?

[Rosenberg]

Well, I did it for my very under. You Worry about us being underserved on this Patreon. The one at Patreon. They're in the desert. They're in the desert just waiting for you.

[Ebro]

Guys have subscribers.

[Rosenberg]

Sprinkle of water. Yeah, we still have people who are that loyal. And I've been. Listen, that's another day. The me and Syf Wanette situation is another day.

[Ebro]

You want to do a. You want to do a Patreon about that Patreon. Listen, Ibrahim, Laura Rosenberg, make sure you, like, subscribe chat all the things we'll be shouting. The Super Chat. If you want to throw some cache in there. And. And I'm still uncomfortable with it, but, you know, I mean, we'll do the dance for.

[Rosenberg]

Listen, I got a knee pad.

[Ebro]

Start. Dancing start. Yeah, you gave the mic top. You know what I'm saying? Made it clap. It was crazy.

[Rosenberg]

Griff, hit us with the. I need eye contact.

[Ebro]

All right. It's crazy.

[Rosenberg]

Yesterday was a wild day, bro.

[Ebro]

Yeah, the super Chat makes you dance. Laura, hit the finger bang.

[Rosenberg]

Everyone's doing the dance. Oh, oh, oh.

[Ebro]

Hey, now, speaking of scrolling on the gram, I don't know about y', all, but I'm still in the Bad Bunny vortex. Yeah, I know of watching. Well, so yesterday I literally spent the entire day watching people watch the halftime.

[Rosenberg]

Oh, that's the new thing.

[Ebro]

So they put up cameras to film like their parents seeing Bad Bunny, which just had me in tears.

[Rosenberg]

Oh, my God. Because.

[Ebro]

Because can you imagine? Can you imagine if you are a. A Puerto Rican grandparent or anybody from a Spanish speaking country that has worked as their ass off to just be in this country, start a family, maintain a family, get your kids education, whatever. Hold on to your traditions, hold on to your culture as much as you can. And boom, at the biggest moment in, like, this society's entertainment calendar, a kid from Puerto Rico gets up there and does a full set in Spanish, highlighting culture.

[Contributor]

Yeah.

[Ebro]

Can you imagine what that feels like?

[Laura]

It's beautiful. But that's what I was saying yesterday when I was on Threads and I was reading all the people who felt like they never get seen or celebrated. Like, reading it got me all choked up. There was this one girl from Uruguay. She was like, they never mention us. And she was like, and I saw my flag. She's like.

[Ebro]

Even just hearing.

[Rosenberg]

Even the people from the other countries that just heard the shout out, police flag.

[Laura]

Like, everyone was celebrating.

[Ebro]

Oh, man. The Haitian flag, the Belize flag shout outs, you know, yo, Jamaican people hearing them shouted out with the Latin countries because, you know, the Caribbean can be a little. Very divided based on language.

[Rosenberg]

Right, right.

[Ebro]

You know, I'm saying. So that was my whole day yesterday.

[Rosenberg]

Yeah, this sounds like my house yesterday. Yesterday, Natalie and I restarted Mad Men, and I was like, hey, babe, can we start the episode her out. It's only bad money videos. Her algorithm is only that. So you're in the same place.

[Ebro]

Yes.

[Rosenberg]

It's every single.

[Ebro]

It's either that and we'll get to it.

[Rosenberg]

Hi. I played a tree. I played a tree.

[Ebro]

I love the tree video.

[Rosenberg]

I played.

[Ebro]

I also played tree I love the tree.

[Rosenberg]

Videos are hot out here.

[Laura]

Wait, can we. Can we play the video? Ibrah, about the story behind the wedding.

[Ebro]

Oh, yeah, we got that. You got the Bad Bunny wedding story. Heartwarming. This is great.

[Rosenberg]

All right, I'm here for it.

[Contributor]

While this couple was planning their wedding, they jokingly sent an invite to a certain celebrity. Now, this celebrity did not attend their wedding, but because they sent the invite, they had to scrap all of their wedding plans. This is such a crazy story. So Thomas and Alicia are a beautiful couple from Southern California. They've been together for a while, and they got engaged in Cannon Beach, Oregon. They start planning their wedding. They send out all their invites, and they have 15 left over. They sent 14 of them to local businesses, and they decided to send one to a certain celebrity. They end up hearing from the celebrity's team informing them that this person would not be attending their wedding. But they wondered if they could hop on a zoom call. Now, Thomas and Alicia think this is odd, but they agree. So they get on the zoom call, and what this celebrity's team tells them absolutely shocks the couple. They get off the call, and they realize we have to completely cancel all of our wedding plans. Now, why would they have to do that? It's because they were just informed that they're going to be getting married at the Super Bowl. So they sent an invitation to Bad Bunny because they chose one of his songs to be their first dance. The team reaches out to them, lets them know that Bad Bunny can't come to their wedding, but if they would like to get married at the super bowl, he would be happy to have them. And that's exactly what happened.

[Ebro]

Wow.

[Contributor]

So the wedding that you see during that super bowl performance is actually a real wedding. There was an engagement scene during the performance. There was the wedding scene during the performance. Bad Bunny is their legal witness and even signed their marriage license. Can you imagine sending out a wedding invite and then end up getting married during the most.

[Ebro]

By the way, this guy this is an incredible positive story.

[Contributor]

Shout out to Thomas and Alicia. Congratulations.

[Rosenberg]

He's one of the very few content creators who. I enjoy when he pops up on my feed.

[Ebro]

Yeah. Because it's like, this is going to be nice.

[Rosenberg]

Yes. It's going to be nice. And he's doing some level of service. He's finding a story that you probably could find yourself if you dug around but you don't want to. He's doing the work for you and telling it to you in a nice way. It's a soothing tone.

[Ebro]

Yeah. Shout to global mind.

[Rosenberg]

Now. He does a good job. Man. That's.

[Contributor]

That.

[Rosenberg]

That's. That's a really cool.

[Laura]

Imagine having your wedding certificate. Your marriage certificates. I don't. I'm not married. But does the witness sign it?

[Rosenberg]

They do.

[Laura]

Yeah.

[Ebro]

If you have a bad buddy who signed it.

[Rosenberg]

If you. If you did that now. I wonder if they really did like cancel their wedding. Because like. To which I would have told them you guys could still have whatever wedding you're going to have and also do this now.

[Ebro]

Yeah. I was thinking the same.

[Rosenberg]

Yeah. You don't need to not have a wedding.

[Ebro]

Yeah. You can still have your friends and family and do that port and show the video.

[Rosenberg]

They're like. Like the one prerequisite is Bad Bunny insists this is the only way you celebrate.

[Ebro]

Nah. We have some breaking news I think we need to point out before we. There. Lou just sent this over. Laura. You saw it, right? We don't have a breaking news Sounder. We need to do that. Can. Can we get a breaking. We need some sort of breaking.

[Rosenberg]

We got to change it up though. Let's think of a good one. We don't want to do the same one we always did. Right. Let's. Let's.

[Ebro]

Something.

[Rosenberg]

All right.

[Ebro]

We don't have anything but something. But we'll use this for now. Breaking news.

[Rosenberg]

There you go.

[Laura]

Okay.

[Ebro]

Has halted all flights to and from El Paso Airport in Texas for 10 days.

[Rosenberg]

I'm confused.

[Laura]

Days.

[Ebro]

Could extend it and they could extend it. This hasn't happened since 9 11. The halting of flights to a place for extended period of time. Don't they have an ICE facility in El Paso? Isn't that like one of the big. And an army base.

[Laura]

What is happening?

[Rosenberg]

But I don't understand what. Is there any more information?

[Ebro]

That's all it is. But I wanted to put that out there. Because of the military action and potential Department of Homeland Security action.

[Rosenberg]

They've halted all.

[Laura]

Like. Why?

[Rosenberg]

I don't understand.

[Laura]

Yeah. I don't either. I mean, I guess we'll get more information, but.

[Ebro]

Yeah, we want to. We want to pay attention to that. But anyway, breaking news on the Ebro Laura Rosenberg show.

[Rosenberg]

Turn that drop up, man.

[Ebro]

It was too low.

[Rosenberg]

Not that loud. That hurt my ears.

[Ebro]

There you go, Ablal. Now, speaking of Bad Bunny, back to the Bad Bunny story. Can we have this investigation that's being levied against Bad Bunny? Have you guys seen this story?

[Rosenberg]

Yes.

[Laura]

I was going to use it in the rundown, but let's do this, because this is.

[Rosenberg]

It's not real. So the. The rundown deserves better.

[Laura]

I mean, it is. That's the sad part. It's happening.

[Ebro]

Let's have it. Rasaan.

[Rosenberg]

Over to the Bad Bunny Bad performance of the super bowl halftime. We are still investigating this. There's a lot of information that has come out about the. The lyrics. I saw the halftime show and was switching back and forth with the TP USA halftime show. The lyrics from what we have seen from Bad Bunny are very disturbing.

[Ebro]

And if it holds, more so than you know.

[Rosenberg]

I don't speak fluent Spanish. Okay. I know how to ask where the bathroom is. But these lyrics. If it is true what was said on national television. What's true? We have a lot of questions for the entities that broadcast this. What's true? And we'll be talking. What do you see about this?

[Ebro]

I don't know. Some sort of content that this is.

[Rosenberg]

This could be much worse than the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction. Let's put it down.

[Ebro]

Jackson.

[Laura]

At least that was a mouth.

[Rosenberg]

Worst thing that ever happened.

[Laura]

This was apparently intentional.

[Rosenberg]

This was intentional.

[Laura]

Yeah. And they could not have said this word in English. So just the fact that we're at a place in our country where we had a fully not understandable halftime show. Not understand speaking people, which is the language of this country, by the way. And that grotesque is just really.

[Rosenberg]

And here's the ironic part. Dr. Gina.

[Guest Expert]

Yeah.

[Rosenberg]

The NFL purposely wanted a Hispanic star basically to perform at halftime because they're trying to attract more of a Latin America audience. And this is what they deliver.

[Laura]

Yeah. Trying to pull them away from the football that they can't. I'd rather hear Megan soccer.

[Rosenberg]

I like Megilley's honesty about her white supremacy. You know what? Just say it. Just don't. Don't. He's hinting at what the problem is. Why? I don't understand these people that are obsessed with racism. Can't you at least be honest about the greatest passion in your life? The greatest passion in your life. Is your pride in your white skin? You hate other people. Why? If you're obsessed with it, why don't you wear it on your sleeve? Why do they have to hide from it? This entire thing is that they're scared. They are losing the white identity of this country. It's making them freak out. It's making them freak out to the point that they had to elect someone who they worry. They know they worry. Maybe like a child predator may be like the most. He hates the Bible. They know he hates their Bible. He hates everything they stand for.

[Ebro]

But he likes white supremacy.

[Rosenberg]

But they had to go with him because that's how important this issue is. Yet they can't actually say it out loud.

[Laura]

It's. It's insane.

[Rosenberg]

I would just watch that whole dance. He's just. He's not saying what he wants to say.

[Laura]

No. And in his tweet, he's like, you know, Americans were forced to watch him gyrating and.

[Ebro]

And we've seen tons of people gyrate. I think he said, gyrating can't be the problem.

[Laura]

And I was like, what? Like it was listening. Well, they just make up whatever.

[Ebro]

If Bad Bunny was in the Epstein files, they wouldn't be investigating him.

[Laura]

Oh, no.

[Ebro]

Because guess who's not getting investigated? Anybody in the Epstein files. No. It's a real thing.

[Rosenberg]

No.

[Ebro]

And other than Bad Bunny, Epstein chaos is on my timeline.

[Rosenberg]

Yeah. That. You. You really are my wife. It's the exact same that. I saw a funny thing moving around to someone. That's their whole timeline. Also.

[Ebro]

Yeah.

[Rosenberg]

Someone put up a video. It's just like doom scrolling Epstein nightmare. Then a mixed in people dancing to Tshambea. Like it's like. You know what I'm saying? But yeah. What was the biggest. Is there anything new Epsteiny in the last couple of days?

[Laura]

Just Lane testified, right?

[Ebro]

No, no, no.

[Rosenberg]

She said apparently she could exonerate. She could exonerate Trump if they're willing to change her sentence. They're outwardly saying, yeah, hey, I can come out and say that he did nothing if y' all let me out of jail.

[Ebro]

So that means there's another option.

[Rosenberg]

Correct. It's completely invalidated by the fact that it's even being discussed. But this morning when I. In the car, I saw a video of Boebert. Congresswoman Boebert was leaving viewing of unredacted Epstein file stuff. And you know, she sucks. She's the. She's like Kid Rock's girlfriend. She's a nightmare. But anyways, she walked Out Kid Rock's girlfriend for real. That's what speculated. Yeah.

[Guest Expert]

What?

[Rosenberg]

You haven't heard that?

[Laura]

No, no, no.

[Ebro]

Anyways, she was the one giving handies in the theater to actually.

[Contributor]

Yeah.

[Ebro]

I mean, respect, which is fine, if that's what you're into.

[Rosenberg]

No, exactly. And it's very on brand for Kid Rock. Like she's kind of hot but got a skanky reputation. It's very Kid Rock. So. But she had just seen some of the unredacted files and they were like, do you think that Maxwell should get the opportunity to blah, blah. And she was like, no, Maxwell needs more time and a harsher sentence. Like, what I just saw is the most CRO. So, like they know Maxwell should not be able to get out for anything. There should be no sort of plea deal really available for her. Especially when you know that the President is the kind of person who would blatantly do a quid pro quo right in front of our face. That's what he does. So I hope that that doesn't happen.

[Ebro]

You know, in the UK maybe. Is it Spain also France, for sure. They are already investigating politicians that are in Epstein file.

[Rosenberg]

Oh, my dad. My dad just told me that yesterday. He said. He said Andrew. Prince Andrew's lost, like everything.

[Ebro]

Yes.

[Rosenberg]

They're. They take. They're taking away. In Europe, if you are like deeply in the Epstein files, you're losing bank accounts, you're losing every opportunity. Everything's gone. They're taking it from every.

[Ebro]

They're not playing any games with you.

[Rosenberg]

This is the only place.

[Ebro]

Nothing.

[Laura]

This nothing.

[Rosenberg]

This is the only place where it doesn't matter.

[Laura]

Wow.

[Rosenberg]

But think about it. Europe isn't a perfect place. We know that. But they don't believe in serving poison to their people also.

[Ebro]

That's right.

[Rosenberg]

We're fine with it here. We are the worst place in the world that. Why do you think we're so loud about saying we're the best place in the world?

[Ebro]

It's because we're the worst.

[Rosenberg]

Because we're the worst.

[Ebro]

Right.

[Rosenberg]

At least the worst of the people who had the opportunity to be good. I'm sure there are worse places to live based on the lack of opportunity and money.

[Ebro]

Now, if you're looking for a silver lining, there was a time when England and Britain, or England, the uk, Europe, all of them. All of those countries have had their time where they were the worst.

[Rosenberg]

True.

[Ebro]

Older. Now they're older.

[Rosenberg]

No, they have longer runs of it.

[Ebro]

And longer runs of it.

[Rosenberg]

Yeah.

[Ebro]

So if you're looking for A silver lining. Maybe one day we will be honest about our white supremacy and racism. We will make being a Nazi in the Confederate flag actually illegal. And we will move forward and hold people accountable for corruption in the government at the highest levels and not be. And not try to. Because I remember what was the guy. What was the guy running for mayor that we had? Andrew Yang. When I asked him, I asked Andrew Yang, do you think Donald Trump should be held accountable for his crimes? And he said, no. This was before all.

[Rosenberg]

I remember this well, the Epstein stuff.

[Ebro]

And I was like. And he was. Everybody was afraid to have the United States look like a banana republic.

[Laura]

Well, look where we're at now.

[Ebro]

You play.

[Laura]

Here we are. Here we are.

[Ebro]

If you don't go, this goes all the way back to the Civil War. If you don't hold people accountable for.

[Rosenberg]

Their crimes, it's just happening again. That's what you are going.

[Ebro]

It's what you are now.

[Laura]

Yeah, yeah. I saw same. I have to, like, be easy with all the ICE videos because they really upset me, but I saw this video of, like, ICE agents, like, tackling down, like, deaf students. Right? It's.

[Contributor]

It's.

[Ebro]

Nah, bro.

[Laura]

Bottom of the barrel. Ebro. Like, we are disgusting. Yes. Deaf students, because they're not complying. They're not listening.

[Rosenberg]

Oh, they weren't able to listen.

[Laura]

Oh, what. So what I'm trying to get to is, do you think that there will be a time where these ICE agents.

[Ebro]

Will be held accountable for their actions based on history? No, Laura. No. January Sixers. They stormed a federal building on live. It was on live television across the world. The entire world saw it. Remember? They wiped doo doo on the walls. I remember. Documented. They had zip ties.

[Rosenberg]

They beat up cops.

[Ebro]

They killed people. Yeah. They got off.

[Rosenberg]

They were exonerated. So, no, I don't. In all, like, I don't know what would have to happen for people to get held accountable. Isn't it ill, though? It sort of feels like America has been a disaster in many ways forever. But. And you and I have argued about this some, but I believe it was trending in the right direction, maybe too slow, but I thought it was going.

[Ebro]

You mean Obama era heading towards post.

[Rosenberg]

I mean, just generally speaking, there were ups and downs. Like, if you looked at the chart right, there were definitely downs and ups and down, but we were generally. The chart was slowly going the right direction. And then we went. I think we're really good. I think we're.

[Ebro]

Oh, no, we were post racial. Remember?

[Rosenberg]

It's time to get we had a black president.

[Ebro]

Racism's over.

[Rosenberg]

It's time to get what we like to call post racial. Baby, let's do it. Let's not.

[Contributor]

Not.

[Rosenberg]

Listen, we're going to move in easy, okay? We're not going to start with an American black man. That's too much.

[Ebro]

Too much.

[Rosenberg]

Too much fear. The white man has too much fear of them banging his wife and all.

[Ebro]

We're going to go with a mixed kid. And his dad's from Kenya.

[Rosenberg]

He's. His dad's African. Culturally, he's basically just Hawaiian. Okay. He's. I mean, he. Listen, he likes basketball, but he's. We're gonna try it. I think we're gonna be fine. And that was enough to send us back to goddamn pre civil war. That was it.

[Ebro]

Yeah, that was it.

[Laura]

Yeah.

[Ebro]

That's how racist it is.

[Rosenberg]

Working for the idea of the nation looking up towards a biracial black man sent us completely back to prehistoric times.

[Laura]

We are so embarrassing.

[Rosenberg]

Anyways, let's talk. Let's, let's. What else we got?

[Ebro]

Well, there was a. There was a video we showed two days ago of Mike Tyson's commercial during Super Bowl.

[Rosenberg]

Oh, you want to rehash?

[Ebro]

Well, because I didn't think the commercial was that bad. No.

[Rosenberg]

We all said. Well, Laura didn't say much, but Ebro and I were like, this isn't bad. No.

[Laura]

And I didn't think it was that bad.

[Ebro]

I still don't think it's that.

[Rosenberg]

But then we got comments that were like, nah, y' all missed it. It was bad.

[Ebro]

He was bad. And what exactly did we miss?

[Laura]

I think he was calling people fat. Right. He was budgie or whatever word. He.

[Rosenberg]

Yeah. First of all, let's not even get to how bad the actual spot is from, like, a production standpoint, but he was associating being overweight with being disgusting.

[Ebro]

Okay. Okay.

[Laura]

Yeah.

[Rosenberg]

That's not. We could talk about being unhealthy.

[Ebro]

Yeah.

[Rosenberg]

But using things like fat.

[Ebro]

But see, I thought he was just talking about himself.

[Rosenberg]

He was. Should we watch it again? Or. Which video do we have over there? Bascom? Do we have the explanation of the. Of the Tyson video or the actual Tyson?

[Ebro]

I don't think Bascom has it.

[Laura]

I think.

[Rosenberg]

No, he does.

[Ebro]

He said he needed two minutes.

[Laura]

Two seconds. Two seconds. But, yes, I kind of took it. Like Ebro. I thought he was just talking about himself.

[Rosenberg]

He was. He was using himself as the example. But it's a very. It's an oversimplification of overweight people in this country. And it's, it's pretty. And then he's. What? He's.

[Ebro]

I guess. And I didn't, it didn't hit me like that. I thought he was just talking about himself. And so some people have weight issues and it's not because of their food. It has nothing to do with their food. Exercise, none of that.

[Rosenberg]

Yeah, and some people have issues to do with their food and it's deeper than they're just want to eat all the time.

[Laura]

Right, Right, right, right, right, right.

[Ebro]

Yeah, let's see.

[Laura]

All right, let's see.

[Ebro]

I was so fat and nasty, I would eat anything. I was like £345, a quart of ice cream every hour. I had so much self hate when I was like that, I just wanted to kill myself. We're the most powerful country in the world and we have the most obese, fudgy people.

[Guest Expert]

There's a lot to be said about this ad, not least of all the fact that decades of data have shown us that moralizing food and shame based messaging, like using the terms fat and nasty or fudgy people, whatever that means, are not helpful. This is well established. Shame and stigma based messaging around diet do not improve health behaviors and are consistently linked to worse eating patterns, disordered eating and poor mental health. But what I really want to focus on is this.

[Ebro]

Something has to be done by processed food in this country.

[Guest Expert]

This aired during the super bowl alongside commercials for Dunkin Donuts, lay's potato chips, Michelob, Ultra Pringles, Budweiser, Pepsi, Skittles, Hellman's Mayonnaise, Ritz crackers, Tortilla chips and Raisin Bran. If we are serious about improving how Americans eat, we have to start with reality. Americans do not struggle to eat well because they've not heard enough shame based messaging. They struggle because we built a food environment designed for profit, not health. Highly palatable, convenient, aggressively marketed foods dominate our landscape because they make industry a lot of money. Meanwhile, more healthful foods are far less accessible for millions of people. This is not an accident. It's the predictable outcome of policy choices and an unwillingness to meaningfully regulate powerful industries. And more broadly, health is largely shaped by income, food access, social supports, environment, and access to education and health care. These are the forces that determine what people are realistically able to eat. And you cannot shame someone out of structural constraints. If we truly want people to eat more nutrient dense foods, shame based messaging during a football game is not the solution. Yeah, it requires building a society where the healthier choice is, the easier, more affordable and More accessible choice. It requires policies that strengthen the main drivers of health and willingness to rethink systems that currently prioritize corporate profit over health. Until that happens, food manufacturers will continue producing and aggressively marketing the food that generate the greatest profit. And people will continue to eat what is most available and accessible. And this Maha movement which protects industry.

[Ebro]

K. Nurik, I think is her name.

[Laura]

She has, she has a great account, I find.

[Ebro]

Great. Follow.

[Laura]

Yeah.

[Ebro]

Everything she's saying is absolutely right. The whole science behind shame based messaging and all that. Fine. Absolutely right. I still think. And, and once again, she's absolutely on point with all the other ads that you're seeing.

[Laura]

Yeah.

[Ebro]

I think this is rooted in who put the ad up.

[Rosenberg]

Yeah.

[Ebro]

This is rooted in a shot at RFK and Maha.

[Rosenberg]

With good reason.

[Ebro]

And with good reason. Yeah, yeah, yeah, for sure.

[Rosenberg]

I'm not saying. Not because of the words that were used.

[Ebro]

No, the words weren't great. But it was also still Mike Tyson using, Doing Mike Tyson.

[Rosenberg]

Yeah. Listen, I love Mike. You know, he's a flawed individual.

[Ebro]

Yes.

[Rosenberg]

But I have a lot of love for Mike. You realize what it says about your organization that that was the best commercial you thought you could put together at the super bowl was having Mike use the word fudgy. That was the best they could do. The biggest platform you're going to spend the most money to deliver a message. And they thought they were like, this is so.

[Laura]

Yeah, well, but Mike Tyson. Well, but on their side.

[Ebro]

And the expectation is that the government is supposed to use their intellect and science and specialist to craft and information to craft commercials and messaging for the public. The reason Mike Tyson was obese wasn't just because he was feeling lazy and wanted to eat a bunch of ice cream.

[Rosenberg]

Right.

[Ebro]

He's got serious trauma and mental health issues which probably led him down a path of.

[Rosenberg]

Well, specifically in that, in that era, in his life. It was after his young daughter was killed.

[Ebro]

Well, there you go.

[Rosenberg]

He was, he, he. He gained that weight in the worst time of his life.

[Ebro]

There you go.

[Rosenberg]

It lasted for like 18 months. Then he got really healthy and lost.

[Ebro]

Right.

[Laura]

Yeah.

[Rosenberg]

It's not. That wasn't the average like Mike. You're right. He's not even the right person for the message. Mike has been a freakish athlete his whole life.

[Ebro]

That's right.

[Rosenberg]

Now he does, without working out, lean towards being a heftier guy. Like that's kind of who he is. But he's also one of the most famous athletes of all time.

[Laura]

That's what I'm saying. They Were just happy to have a celebrity.

[Ebro]

He's not a regular person.

[Rosenberg]

Yeah.

[Ebro]

My point. And none of that was based in science. So the blowback on the Mike Tyson ad is valid. And it's based in people being like, you're the government of the United States. What the f. Are you talking about?

[Rosenberg]

Yeah.

[Ebro]

You don't even have scientists up there. The scientists have quit or you fired them.

[Laura]

Yeah.

[Rosenberg]

And what? And, oh, real quick. I'm just curious. It's like one. One hand doesn't wash the other. This administration is removing so much red tape to make it easier for us to be fed poison.

[Laura]

Yes.

[Rosenberg]

We are less healthy. Right. They are literally allowing something like, you know, less restrictions on baby formula, everything we put in our body.

[Ebro]

Tell you what doesn't help people's health. Stress and chaos from the top. That's constantly spinning us into an emotional, chaotic mess every single day.

[Rosenberg]

The great point. Yeah.

[Ebro]

And so how are you going to. And then. Then you have all the other stuff.

[Rosenberg]

Right.

[Ebro]

Unemployment, things being too expensive. Right. All of the things. So you can't even, as a government, keep things calm and focused so that people can have a seemingly emotional, healthy day.

[Rosenberg]

Right. You have complete and utter chaos. You're allowing poison in all of our food. You don't even believe in the vaccines that can keep us healthy. And we're seeing diseases that haven't existed in decades make comebacks.

[Ebro]

There's like 900 cases of measles in.

[Rosenberg]

South Carolina coming back because y' all have scared people out of MMR and their polio shots. And you think Mike Tyson and an apple is gonna make that better? Yo, what the f is wrong with these people?

[Ebro]

So I think that's Congratulations. What the blowback is. So when we watch the ad, I'm looking at Mike Tyson talking about his health.

[Rosenberg]

You're like, that's.

[Ebro]

I'm not putting it all together.

[Laura]

I got into an argument with a friend of mine because she was, like, posting your smoothie at Erewhon. And I was like, why the hell are you giving them any money?

[Rosenberg]

What's wrong with Erewho?

[Ebro]

Them smoothies are, like, 29.

[Laura]

I just think that stores like Erewhon, like, boil my blood, because it's elitist bullshit.

[Rosenberg]

Go for it, Laura Spicy Styles. Talk about it.

[Laura]

Because it is. Especially in a place like, okay, it's popular in Los Angeles, but do you know how many food deserts Los Angeles had?

[Rosenberg]

Right.

[Guest Expert]

Has actually.

[Rosenberg]

So I've never been to Erewhon. So it's basically a smoothie king for the rich.

[Laura]

No not just smoothies. It's an actual supermarket, okay. Where you can buy a gallon of raw milk for $37. Eggs will cost you $48. And I'm just making up these prices, but this is how ridiculous they are.

[Rosenberg]

But you're saying if I've had an.

[Ebro]

Erewhon smoothie on delivery, I've never been. I didn't know it was a store.

[Rosenberg]

When you were in la.

[Ebro]

Yeah, in la. But they have one out here. I think it's inside. Kith Ivy.

[Laura]

Yeah, it's some.

[Ebro]

Which is a private club, by the way.

[Laura]

For it. Everything is for rich people, so if you want, quote unquote, super healthy stuff, oh, you have to pay.

[Ebro]

So Laura's really mad at her friend.

[Rosenberg]

I just feel like, well, no, it's very douchey. It's all. It's just a douchey move. Yes, because people do. And you should even know Erewhon is already a punchline just on account of what Laura is saying.

[Ebro]

So.

[Rosenberg]

So there's a double whammy. Number one, why are you a douche? Number two, you don't realize that showing off that you're eating Erewhon is even more douchey.

[Laura]

Yes.

[Rosenberg]

How do you not have the president? Everyone knows it's douchey.

[Laura]

Why would you celebrate this? Like, people are like, ooh, how cool. No, it's not.

[Ebro]

Laws. Aren't gay terrible.

[Rosenberg]

Go to a regular place and get a smoothie. Like, I mean, in terms of looking for a healthy option, I'm sure you know.

[Laura]

No, because they want the triple organic.

[Rosenberg]

Come on.

[Laura]

And that's. That's why I hate them. I hate them. I hate all those elitist grocery stores. I think it's a joke.

[Rosenberg]

You know what I'd like to really find? Do some research on.

[Contributor]

Mm.

[Rosenberg]

I'd like to know. And I'm sure there's an app for this. But, like, what are the healthiest places if you're on the go and you have to eat? Like, what are the legitimate healthiest places to go? You know what I'm saying?

[Laura]

Cause it's sad.

[Rosenberg]

Cause you eat.

[Ebro]

Are you saying, like, a restaurant or what are you saying?

[Rosenberg]

Yeah, like, I'm leaning more towards, like, chain ish restaurants that you might see everywhere. Not fast food, because we know none of them are healthy. But, like, for example, like, in my brain, I'm like, oh, I don't want to be too bad. I'm gonna have Joe in the juice. Is Joe in the juice not bad or is it.

[Ebro]

What are you having at Joe in the juice. I think that's the piece.

[Rosenberg]

Well, it's. It is the piece. But also, do they just have healthy ingredients? I'm not talking about fattening or not. I'm not talking about calories. I'm talking about, am I eating healthy food? Like, is this food?

[Ebro]

Is the food? Yeah. You don't know. You know, and by the way, the labeling, you don't know if it's real or not. There's a lot of things you don't know. That's why, like, you obviously, lot of oils, lot of sauces, fried, you're done. Anything with a lot of oils, sauces, got sugars and things in them. And fried foods, you're in trouble.

[Rosenberg]

But I'm saying, even when you go to the places that you believe are healthy, a just salad, a sweet green, a Joe and the juice, or the ones that are brand, their brand is we're supposed to be healthier.

[Laura]

I know.

[Rosenberg]

How many of them are also just giving you poison?

[Laura]

Well, I look at it like we choose to shop at like, a Whole Foods or a Trader Joe's because there's, like, healthier options. But then, you know, Amazon bought over Whole Foods, so that's a whole different thing. Seen, like, all these, like, nutritional, like, breakdowns of all these, like, influencers saying, this is terrible, this is bad, this is why. And I'm just like, I need that app. You think you're doing it? Oh, the, The Yuka app.

[Rosenberg]

Yeah, I need the UK app. I don't, I don't use it.

[Ebro]

I spell it.

[Laura]

Y U, K, A.

[Ebro]

And what's it do?

[Rosenberg]

It's useful, right?

[Laura]

Yeah, I do it a lot.

[Rosenberg]

Scan. You scan the food item.

[Ebro]

Okay.

[Rosenberg]

And it scores it for you health wise.

[Ebro]

Yeah, that. That sounds good.

[Laura]

Yeah.

[Rosenberg]

So that's, that's. I mean, that is a useful.

[Ebro]

Until they want to make some money, and then, you know, all of a sudden they're giving you bad information. Because whoever bought the company, you see.

[Rosenberg]

Oh, oh, Ebro. E. A dope one for yesterday. That I heard yesterday.

[Ebro]

Listen, all you could do. Look, your best bet is to eat as clean and lean as possible. That's your best bet.

[Rosenberg]

No, no, I know, but.

[Ebro]

And you're gonna, you're gonna get some poison. Okay. You've been getting it your whole life.

[Laura]

And then you go to, like, the, The.

[Ebro]

There's a few rat turds in that. There's a few rat turds in there that are allowed by the fda.

[Rosenberg]

Just know, maybe a few more now. Maybe a few more. We're Tired of the red tape, A little more rat poop, you know what I'm saying?

[Laura]

But, you know, the fruits and vegetables. Now there was this guy was like, if you look at the code at the beginning, it'll tell you if actually organic or not. What I thought, because the sign said organic. I'm buying organic. No, no, no. Some of it could be gmo, some of it is sprayed with some pesticide that was just cleared. Rosemary. You just don't know anymore.

[Rosenberg]

So this is unrelated to food, but I just thought you'd appreciate this. My dad sent me an article from somewhere yesterday. It was an opinion piece, basically saying how America is a complete fraud. If economically America was more like the NFL, how much better as a society we would be. Meaning. I'm not talking about the business of the NFL, but how the NFL is actually a socialist construct. And it's funny that everyone.

[Ebro]

Oh, yeah, because it's all shared profits.

[Rosenberg]

All shared profits.

[Ebro]

Yeah.

[Rosenberg]

The Cowboys make the same money from the TV deal that the Carolina Panthers make. And the Panthers are never on tv. If your team sucks, what happens? Get a high draft pick the next year. We're going to give you the best opportunity to lift yourself up. Everything's done. Everything is done in a way that's supposed to make everyone equal and fair. Why? Because you want a good game. You can't be the Cowboys and say, hey, you know, we make the most money, we do the most for this league. We'd like to have 13 players on offense, not 11. Can't do that. But in big business, Target and Walmart and all of the big. And Amazon, they get to change all the rules and the little guy just keeps losing. And yet we somehow think that we're going to have a healthy economy or ever do well. And not only that, they villainize the idea of doing things in this way, but our favorite pastime by a mile is a complete socialist construct to make sure everyone can be healthy. And guess what happened this year? No Chiefs, no Eagles. We got the Seahawks and the Patriots.

[Ebro]

Who two years ago were the worst teams in the NFL.

[Rosenberg]

You wouldn't have thought they'd have any business there.

[Ebro]

Oh, while we. While he says all that, they're bashing their brains in and might have some brain.

[Rosenberg]

That's a separate point. That's absolutely true. But don't.

[Ebro]

Don't guess what all I was going to land on. But guess what we're doing right here in American society. We're still bashing our brains in or getting our brains bashed in by the Federal government or ICE agents or the police. And nobody's being held accountable. Just like the NFL.

[Rosenberg]

Great point. Except they. At least they get paid. Well, at least they know what they're getting.

[Ebro]

That's right. They opted in.

[Rosenberg]

They opted in. They're going to be rich and hopefully stay healthy. But, yeah, that's a different story.

[Ebro]

Laura, you ready for the rundown? Yeah, let's go with Laura Styles. Oh, man. Laura got the rundown.

[Rosenberg]

Turn that up. Screens on glow when she pull up.

[Ebro]

Yeah.

[Rosenberg]

Headlines heavy.

[Ebro]

Yeah. Still caught up.

[Rosenberg]

Light still flashing. We don't slow up.

[Laura]

So it looks like Drake and McDonald's might have something going on. So new posters have been popping up all over Toronto with the owl and the Mickey D's logo. So possibly a new meal, new merch, new menu, something. I mean, you know, something on the way for the Iceman. Wait, I think he's gearing up for.

[Rosenberg]

You said and McDonald's.

[Ebro]

Yeah, Drake and McDonald's. So just as we were talking about how unhealthy.

[Rosenberg]

So real quick.

[Contributor]

And.

[Ebro]

And.

[Rosenberg]

And of all the collabs.

[Ebro]

See, I was not gonna say anything.

[Rosenberg]

And I. Drake is fast food. Drake already makes fast food. Now he's gonna be a fast food. Damn.

[Ebro]

I thought I was gonna get through this story and we weren't gonna go anywhere. Go anywhere bad. Go bad on Drake. On this.

[Rosenberg]

No, no, I'm not gonna crush him. But when Travis did that, it was the most. It's just like.

[Ebro]

A lot of artists did it, though, didn't they?

[Rosenberg]

McDonald's. Yeah.

[Ebro]

No, no. It's like a J. Balvin. Travis Scott.

[Rosenberg]

I mean, J. Balvin. Yeah, Travis Scott.

[Ebro]

Who else?

[Laura]

Saweetie.

[Ebro]

Saweetie.

[Rosenberg]

Oh, yeah. Some of the true greats.

[Laura]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Ebro]

You're a bad guy.

[Rosenberg]

No, I mean, listen.

[Ebro]

You're a bad guy.

[Rosenberg]

Travis will not say no to a check. That's.

[Ebro]

He.

[Rosenberg]

He will not. He. I. I think Travis is a really talented dude. Makes interesting music. Yo, man, he will not say no.

[Ebro]

I just want the audience to know I'm holding back, man.

[Rosenberg]

No. Well, no, listen, you should. You're more corporately connected than I am.

[Ebro]

No, no, no. That's not why I'm holding back, because I don't want to be a Drake hater on this.

[Rosenberg]

Oh, on the Drake part? Okay.

[Laura]

Okay.

[Ebro]

Yeah, no, I'm just more corporately connected than you are.

[Rosenberg]

I guess we're both corporate. No, you're more corporately powerful than I am. I guess we're both corporately connected.

[Ebro]

I have one corporate job.

[Rosenberg]

I've Got multiple. Yeah, but yours is a higher position. It's a big one, though.

[Ebro]

No, I'm really holding back because Then don't say that.

[Rosenberg]

Stop that.

[Ebro]

No. All I was gonna say.

[Rosenberg]

No, you know what? Laura, lay out. Go ahead, bro. No, I can't do it with a one shot. Ebro wants to go in. I'm holding back. No, no, guys, guys, guys. I'm holding back.

[Ebro]

You might as well.

[Laura]

Not so bad.

[Ebro]

Well, because it was how Laura set it up because she was like, the Iceman is doing a deal with Mickey D's. That's like a double whammy, bro. Like, why. Why are you the Ice Iceman right now?

[Rosenberg]

I thought he was canceling the album on account of that.

[Ebro]

I don't know.

[Laura]

I didn't hear that.

[Ebro]

But Laura set him up as the Iceman is doing a deal with Mickey.

[Rosenberg]

I thought he was. Oh, wait.

[Laura]

Oh, I'm gonna send you somewhere else. I don't know if you guys saw this yesterday though. He's like now following Donald Trump. So everybody kept posting.

[Rosenberg]

Who is Drake?

[Ebro]

Come on, man. Why are you making this so hard?

[Rosenberg]

Is this on IG or Twitter?

[Laura]

On ig.

[Rosenberg]

He followed Donald Trump on ig. That's recent.

[Laura]

I mean, people were pointing it out. I don't know if it's a recent follow. And I went and checked. Yep, he is.

[Rosenberg]

Listen, a lot of people follow Donald Trump.

[Ebro]

That's fact.

[Rosenberg]

A lot of people who hate Donald Trump follow Donald Trump. That's right. That, you know, like I've always seen people follow the President just cuz they want to know what the hell he's saying.

[Laura]

Yeah.

[Ebro]

However, Drake, now as a. Look, he's not an American citizen, so maybe he wants, you know, to be able to move around without any problems.

[Rosenberg]

I think he moves around fine.

[Laura]

Could be.

[Ebro]

We don't know. I don't know.

[Rosenberg]

I. I know. I just thought he moves around fine.

[Ebro]

So I don't follow Donald Trump.

[Rosenberg]

Me neither. I might follow him on Twitter.

[Ebro]

I had to go. I went and looked though I don't.

[Rosenberg]

Follow him on IG for sure.

[Ebro]

I follow potus and I'm unfollowing that. Yeah, President United States.

[Laura]

POTUS switches up with everybody. Just like the mayor. The mayor.

[Rosenberg]

That's if we ever have another president.

[Ebro]

Well, I'll follow again.

[Rosenberg]

Do I follow Trump? No, I don't follow Trump. Do I follow potus? That's a good question.

[Ebro]

You follow POTUS for sure?

[Rosenberg]

You think I do?

[Ebro]

Nah. Why wouldn't you? You probably been following since. No, you don't Follow potus.

[Laura]

No on ig. I don't. On Twitter, I did.

[Rosenberg]

No follow for POTUS from me anyways, you get nothing.

[Ebro]

Rebel, rebel, renegade must stay paid.

[Laura]

In other news, Rosenberg, Ebert's not gonna care, but Britney Spears sold her entire catalog.

[Rosenberg]

I mean, I don't care either.

[Laura]

For like $200 million.

[Rosenberg]

Well, I'm happy for her. Brittany just makes me sad, man. I just. Natalie loves. Natalie's of that age. She loves Brittany of that day. And she was watching the super bowl commercial, her Pepsi commercial. Yeah, bruh. Her moment at that time, you forget, like, we do forget how big Britney got at her. At her. I know you didn't care and you were completely checked out and anti. So was I. But I was also 20, so it was just in my orbit. She was like, just almost as big as you could possibly be. And then I literally, later that night on my Instagram, I saw in the algorithm, like, her, like, dancing with knives and looking sweaty. And I'm like, what happened?

[Ebro]

I had. I got into an argument back when she was in a prime, like, right. What was. Oops, I did it again.

[Rosenberg]

I was like, that was her second album.

[Ebro]

Second, whatever it was. And I said, ah, she's gonna end up crazy and doing porn.

[Laura]

And when you look back at, like, her interviews, they were so inappropriate. Like, the way people, like, talked to.

[Rosenberg]

Her, talked about her. Yeah, no, no, no, listen, it's not on her. Like, I really. I. I do not blame Britney Spears for anything. She. She. If you. It's the way I feel about Bieber. If this started with you when you were literally too young to make choices yourself, it's very hard for me to ever fully hold you accountable in the way I do someone who decides when they're 17, 18 years old. I'm gonna go for it now and build a career.

[Ebro]

Bieber hasn't done anything too bad.

[Rosenberg]

No, no, no. But, like, he's had his moments of bad and.

[Ebro]

Yeah, like the drug stuff or whatever. But I think, like, mostly Bieber's story is people taking advantage of him. Right? Like, he had a person.

[Rosenberg]

Yeah, but he had. He had a person. He had a racist video back in the day. An N word joke that he told. He had this, he had that. He can just be. He's had moments where he definitely comes off like an a hole. Like on, you know, when you. When you see him from a distance. Not my experience with him, but I always have empathy for people who just never got a chance to choose, you know? And Brittany, listen, I used to talk mad Ish. Back in the day, too. Don't get me wrong. Oh, she's overrated. You gotta see girls like Britney Spears in Ocean City every day.

[Ebro]

Blah.

[Rosenberg]

Then I went back and watched the Pepsi commercial. I was like, all right. She was. She had a thing going at that time. There's no way around it. The brand was on fire.

[Ebro]

And the other part, for me, I think, when I first. I never was a fan of the whole dressing up as a Catholic school girl and being flirting with 30. Never.

[Rosenberg]

No, you were very. You were very.

[Ebro]

Never.

[Rosenberg]

Always said that.

[Ebro]

I've never liked it. I've always. I would be like.

[Rosenberg]

But again, not her.

[Ebro]

Well, no, that's the societal thing.

[Contributor]

Right.

[Ebro]

Like, that's a culture.

[Rosenberg]

She didn't come up with the words.

[Ebro]

Like, oh, I'm a dress up as a Catholic school girl and look slutty.

[Laura]

Yeah.

[Ebro]

I would always, like.

[Laura]

And then they shot the video at, like, at a high school, out of high school. And it's just like, when you look back, you're like, what? This is?

[Rosenberg]

Well, and then even that. Even that Pepsi super bowl commercial, the whole theme of it, it's. A few years later, she's, like, definitively adult at this point. She's like, whatever, 21, 20. The whole theme of the video, while she's looking hot, is it showing people watching on tv, like, tongue out of their mouth. Like, older men being like. Like, they just. It's nasty. But I'm so. I'm happy that she's got her. It got her publishing or sold. Her publishing sold for 200 million.

[Laura]

Yeah.

[Rosenberg]

That's a good amount.

[Laura]

That's the number at 200 million, I.

[Rosenberg]

Would say, for what Britney's music catalog is, which is not that great. Although I will say, take this back. Her value probably just went up. I don't know if you're aware of this yet. Ebro, maybe you would be. Toxic is very hot for young kids again.

[Laura]

Oh, they rediscovered it. Yep.

[Rosenberg]

Toxic has become like. Issa definitely knows Toxic.

[Ebro]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Rosenberg]

For sure. Toxic has become like, a forever hit. Which I hated Toxic at the time as a dj because you have to play it. At my college gig, I'd have to play Toxic. And it just, like. The way it started was so nat. I. I could not stand that freaking record.

[Laura]

But I like.

[Rosenberg]

But, no, it's a good record. It's. It's. It's lasted. It's. It's actually. It's the one.

[Ebro]

And I'm confused. Max Martin wrote. I just had to Google Max Martin, who's obviously still very active in. In music and having tons of success. He wrote a lot of those Britney Spears records. So he benefited from. So when they say Britney spills, Spears sold her catalog. Is that 200 million for her? Because she didn't.

[Laura]

I don't know.

[Ebro]

She's. From the way it's written, I wasn't in the studio. So clearly, I don't know.

[Rosenberg]

Just her writing portion, maybe that's. Her portion is 200 million.

[Ebro]

That's still phenomenal.

[Rosenberg]

That's a lot. A lot of money. If you didn't write those records, that's.

[Ebro]

A lot of money. And. And they probably gave her publishing at a certain point because she was an entity.

[Rosenberg]

Right.

[Ebro]

So sometimes artists like a Britney Spears or Whitney Houston, these big artists, because they're doing your song, you have to give them some publishing.

[Rosenberg]

Right.

[Ebro]

Even though they don't actually put pen to paper or come up with any idea.

[Rosenberg]

Yeah. But now you're. You're so valuable in the process, you deserve the credit too.

[Ebro]

That's right.

[Rosenberg]

So listen, I just hope. I always thought the sneaky, weird part about the Britney story and her conservatory was. It's terribly messed up. But based on the videos I saw, I was like, it kind of seems like a conservatorship. Based on the videos I saw, it kind of felt like she needed help. I'm not saying her parents were doing that.

[Laura]

And two things can be true at the same time. She could need the help and people could be taken advantage.

[Rosenberg]

I think that's the most likely scenario.

[Guest Expert]

You.

[Laura]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Well, so let's see.

[Ebro]

Is that the rundown with Laura St. Is it anything for the lowdown today?

[Laura]

Well, the lowdown was supposed to be them trying to come after Bad Bunny trying to investigate him.

[Rosenberg]

He just wants to play the music. It doesn't really matter.

[Ebro]

So are you telling me. I took your story earlier.

[Rosenberg]

That's exactly what he said.

[Laura]

Do you want me to redo the. Do you want me to redo part of the tweet?

[Ebro]

Yeah, go ahead. It's time for the Lowdown with Laura Stock.

[Laura]

This is part of the tweet. This Congressman Andy Ogles from Tennessee.

[Rosenberg]

Right.

[Laura]

He wrote the Apple music halftime show was pure smut.

[Ebro]

Smut?

[Rosenberg]

Nah.

[Laura]

This is recently aired on national television for every American family to witness. Children were forced into explicit displays of gay sexual acts.

[Rosenberg]

There was one gay dance move. You saw the one gay dance movement.

[Laura]

Women gyrating provocatively.

[Ebro]

It didn't.

[Laura]

Bad Bunny shamelessly grabbing his crotch while dry humping hair.

[Rosenberg]

No, stop, stop, stop, stop.

[Laura]

Yo, the reach, bro.

[Rosenberg]

They might as well just say, I was offended by how many times he said a. No one should say, eh, that many times.

[Laura]

And it goes on. But it is disgusting how. Yo, these people are.

[Rosenberg]

No, they're.

[Ebro]

No, I knew. I knew when they. I knew when they saw the girls dancing in front of the casita and with all the girls, like, shaking and twisting them feel. I knew that was gonna get some blowback.

[Rosenberg]

Even though every. Every show.

[Ebro]

Every year. It's like that every year. Basically every year. But I knew they were gonna. Because when you see black girls and Latinas doing it.

[Rosenberg]

No, no. Do it.

[Ebro]

That's when people.

[Rosenberg]

You don't want to say, like, Megyn Kelly.

[Ebro]

Latinas.

[Rosenberg]

Latinas, asshole. I'm sorry.

[Ebro]

Hey, it's Black History Month.

[Laura]

Yes. And we got a black fact.

[Ebro]

We got a black fact today. Let's see it moving. Too quick for Rahsaan. Sorry, man.

[Laura]

Yes. Shout out to our friend Def not and follow him on Instagram. He's a great creator.

[Rosenberg]

If you live in South Carolina, do.

[Ebro]

You know who this woman is? This woman in the middle right here? Her name is Septima Poinsett Clark. She was a teacher and organizer and one of the most important architects to the civil rights movement. She created a concept known as Citizenship School. She taught black voters how to read, write, pass literacy tests, and register to vote all throughout this Jim Crow South. And on top of all that, she mentored Rosa Parks. And on top of that, she played.

[Rosenberg]

A huge role in the civil rights.

[Ebro]

Acts that Rosa Parks took part in both before, during, and after the Montgomery bus boycotts. And in the summer of 1955, Rosa Parks attended one of Clark's workshops. And it was a turning point in her activism. It's believed that the schools that Septima Clark set up trained 10,000 teachers.

[Laura]

Wow.

[Ebro]

And helped register over 100,000 black people to vote. Septima Clark didn't just teach history.

[Rosenberg]

She enabled, she emboldened, and she mentored the people that came along to create history.

[Ebro]

And he says that based on facts.

[Rosenberg]

And that's what makes it a based on facts.

[Ebro]

Black fact right here on Ebro. Laura Rosenberg Show. Like Share. Subscribe. Yes.

[Rosenberg]

I want to give a shout out to the super chat.

[Ebro]

Let's do it. Still gotta do the gurus.

[Rosenberg]

I know Sharon hit us up. She said, loyal friend of the show since the beginning. Thank you for feeding us the truth, no matter what. Love, respect, and admire you all. We'll follow you guys anywhere. And yes, how did you know? I'd love to see Ebro in his birthday suit. God bless you all and your families. I said something about people want to see you strip. I think it was yesterday. The eyes, Chico. Shout to you. Shouts to JW again.

[Ebro]

Yeah, Tina.

[Rosenberg]

Chrissy came through with a big bag. Fought forever. Love what you all are doing, where it's going. Did you all see that? Britney Spears sold the rights to her entire catalog. You know what? We did that for you, Tina. That's why we did that. Yes. Wow. KP dropped a 50 spot.

[Laura]

Oh, my God.

[Rosenberg]

Such a fan. Showing y' all some love. Zen, Zen, Zen, Zen, Zen. Raul says Rosenberg, I need an apology for saying I made up the trump in the files more than Christ mentioned in the Bible comment. I need eye contact. Yo, chill, bro.

[Ebro]

Now he does need an apology because now they've Jamie Raskin says the unredacted Epstein file. Yeah, his name is in there 1 million times, bro. It was 38,000 in the redacted.

[Rosenberg]

Yo, we didn't shout out this. And thank you for reminding us. 25 lighters. Mad skills. Who won a spoken word gram?

[Ebro]

Skills. That's right. Yo, I was gonna post that on my gram, too. I set it aside and didn't do your mad skills, man. Salute. That was his second poetry album, too.

[Rosenberg]

Yeah. Shouts to Skills, bro. Shout outs to cringe. Who hit us up? Oh, East Village. Hit us again. Hey, fam from Perth, Australia. The 50 is to show love only. No glazing. LOL. Yo, Ebro, never stop talking the truth. You're the realest voice out there, Queen la. You're truly beautiful inside and out. And Rosenberg, Keep the truth coming, my G. Pow. Shouts to Eric Jones. Shouts to Chantel Mitchell, Sheen Bean. I'm so happy that I can now take y' all from the car to the bus to the office. When you were at that other place, man, it was hard to find you out here. We need that Cybow and Cy Bad hoodie, Laura. What's Cy Bad?

[Ebro]

Shut your bitch ass. Sit your bitch ass.

[Rosenberg]

Sit your bitch ass down. Shouts to Grim. BK shouts to Eddie B. BX Cast says good morning. Love you guys. Are you guys going to bring back a congratulations, you played yourself segment, or are you hitting the button so much throughout the show that it's over? Lol Moreno, the band, AKA our boyfriend because he hits us every day.

[Ebro]

How much money we got? Another 20 spot, top off the mic two hand that joint.

[Rosenberg]

Yo, chill, bro.

[Ebro]

Yo, it's time, man.

[Rosenberg]

Hold on.

[Ebro]

Wait. We got more.

[Rosenberg]

He said you should let the people know how Ital are protesting and Rioting because ice is in Milan.

[Ebro]

Yeah, that's real. That's where I've been seeing those.

[Rosenberg]

Chef Daniel Brown back again. Thank you again, man. He says, I shop at Giant. I save a lot. And Acme. What up? And lastly, Yurcy girl said hot Rod Rick got it right. I want to ask the people, drop your legit fave Mexican spot in nyc. And lastly, shouts to Yvette. That's everybody. Wow.

[Laura]

So much love.

[Ebro]

Original Guru time. The original Gurus. Gmail Go.

[Laura]

Let's go. Breathe in, breathe out. TheOriginalGurusMail.com that's where you send us your problems. The Original GurusMail.com where the gurus unite to shine the light. Ebro, burn the sage.

[Ebro]

Zen, Zen. Zen.

[Laura]

Hi, Rosenberg. Who's out there? Who needs us?

[Rosenberg]

I want to say this briefly, okay? One, send your emails because we need more gurus. The original gurusmail.com Shout out to Dom.

[Ebro]

Nero out there checking us out.

[Rosenberg]

Shout out to Dom in Canada. I might want to watch Yuza's video tomorrow. He sent a video about the difference between American Fruit Loops and Canadian Fruit Loops. Oh, okay. And I'm intrigued by stuff like that to see directly how our country's good with poisoning us. TheOriginal GurusMail.com if you want to get down with that. But also, it's that time. It's hump day. It's time to get your Freedom Friday emails and voice notes to us as well.

[Ebro]

Ebro. Laura rosenbergmail.

[Rosenberg]

So send those in today as well if you want to be a part of Freedom Friday. Peace, elr. Glad to see you in real time. Building your own. I find this offering so much more enjoyable than y' all being a hot. To be honest, it allows a more intimate experience. Pause. Ebro and Peter, I've definitely been in the super chat and Rosenberg called me Danielle. I'm no lady. Oh, sorry. I guess it's Daniel. My bad, bruh. Why you change it to Zaniel? Yeah, come on, man. Question. In light of our recent super bowl halftime show, many of my friends and peers are saying the quiet part out loud. I think it's disturbing. Especially today when black men are speaking conservative white men talking points. Yes, there. There are a section of the Latina population that voted for Trump and do not feel like they are part of the diaspora. However, right now, in this moment, we have to be intentional and deliberate with every step. Tweet, post, share, etc. How do you all handle this right now? Not those who voted one way or another, but right now, after the halftime show and all the subtle, bigoted comments on your timeline, I would love to know.

[Ebro]

What do you mean? Handle what?

[Rosenberg]

Like, handle seeing that there are people out there?

[Ebro]

I've been seeing racists my whole life. You think he's. Now.

[Rosenberg]

I think he's seeing black and brown people doing it.

[Ebro]

I think they're idiots. That's how I handle it. You're dumb, yo.

[Rosenberg]

You know what I saw yesterday? I saw a video moving around from Adam Pac Man Jones talking about how he didn't like halftime. Bro, of all. What in the concussion protocol is this? We do not need.

[Ebro]

Nah, listen, there's some people you just.

[Rosenberg]

Didn'T need a podcast from.

[Ebro]

Well, no, not only that, but I can't take you serious. You're grifting, bro. You're aligning with white supremacy and racism because you think it's going to get you to a bag. And you have no morals and you have no purpose. You know what I'm saying? Your purpose is not to serve the community or uplift people. It's just to help yourself.

[Rosenberg]

Yeah.

[Ebro]

Let's just be honest. Yeah. This is just what it is. You just have to chase a bag. What is that called? Click farming. Algorithm hustling.

[Rosenberg]

Cloud chasing.

[Ebro]

Cloud chasing.

[Rosenberg]

We kind of said this yesterday. That's how we handle it, is that we know that these people are not serious. So I know it's frustrating. It could be upsetting, but, yeah, I think at a certain point, we've gotten used to seeing people that just. You're just like, oh, so you stand for nothing. I know what you are now. Thank you.

[Ebro]

That's it.

[Rosenberg]

And then keep it moving.

[Laura]

I think that's the silver lining. People showing you who they really are.

[Rosenberg]

That's it.

[Laura]

Feeling proud to say it out loud.

[Rosenberg]

So. Yes. So don't. I don't think. Try not to let it affect you too much, because people are showing you who they are, and if they show you believe them.

[Laura]

Yeah.

[Rosenberg]

So say the gurus.

[Ebro]

There it is, pal. Original gurus at Gmail, the Ebro, Laura Rosenberg show. Every day, 8am on YouTube. You can check us out live and obviously watch on your phone. Jump in the car, throw it on Bluetooth.

[Rosenberg]

New Patreon today.

[Ebro]

That's happening.

[Laura]

Patreon.

[Rosenberg]

New Patreon today with an announcement.

[Ebro]

Wait, why did you guys Yesterday. Rosenberg. We were doing the Patreon and you were asking me. We were doing. Doing, like, origin story, like how we.

[Rosenberg]

Did what we did.

[Ebro]

Got.

[Rosenberg]

We got to some of that.

[Laura]

Yeah, yeah.

[Ebro]

Why did. Why did you say it sounded like I was upset that I was telling the story.

[Rosenberg]

I don't know. Your tone wasn't like fun. It seemed like. It's like. It's like. It's hard getting you to look back.

[Ebro]

I'm always looking forward, so looking back is like. I don't know if some. I'll be honest, looking backwards for me feels lame. It feels stuck.

[Rosenberg]

Yeah, but that's not. I'm sorry. After. I'm gonna. I'm gonna pull the. I'm deep in these therapy streets that is covering up feelings.

[Ebro]

Well, yeah, I think it's covering up the fact that it was hard and I don't want to think about it.

[Rosenberg]

Correct. But that whole. But you add the lie, which sounds fire, which is not. Because I'm looking forward. If I look back, I can't be looking forward. I don't want to look back because it hurts.

[Ebro]

Yeah.

[Rosenberg]

And I feel like crying with you people today.

[Ebro]

It's just hard. It was. Well, I don't know about looking back on work was that.

[Rosenberg]

But that's what I'm saying. But I think you look back at the whole picture, something. Something scares you when you look back a little bit. That. That's my just my.

[Ebro]

No, just as someone who's been friends.

[Rosenberg]

With you for 20 years, that's my observation.

[Ebro]

Does it scare?

[Laura]

Well, if you're on Patreon, you're going to get some of that.

[Rosenberg]

You get some of it.

[Ebro]

We don't.

[Rosenberg]

We don't. We. We don't get all the way there. We started. We start the origin story. It's gonna have to be a multi part situation.

[Ebro]

You know what I feel when I look back? I feel a level of. I think I'm always trying to be humble. When deep down inside I'm the greatest motherfucker y' all ever seen.

[Rosenberg]

He's doing it again.

[Ebro]

No, I'm kidding.

[Rosenberg]

No.

[Ebro]

When deep down inside. When deep down inside I was. I was like not processing what was going on. I wasn't even thinking about how I felt about it. So then when you look back, you gotta kinda go, wait, how did that make me feel? It's like work. Yeah, that's the part.

[Rosenberg]

Listen, when I hear you talk, we gotta go. I don't know why we're bringing this.

[Ebro]

I don't know.

[Rosenberg]

You just pulled a Rosenberg.

[Contributor]

Well.

[Ebro]

Cause I want people to tune into the Patreon.

[Rosenberg]

It's a good job by you, but this is now even better, the Patreon thing. But when you. The calmness with which you speak about Your mother and father's relationship, and you speak about it very calmly. It's like, there's so much there, bro. Like, there's. I mean, you love your dad and you love your mom, and your dad was horrible to your mom.

[Ebro]

Oh, yeah.

[Rosenberg]

Living through that and then rationalizing the relationship and you can't. But you buddies your dad bad.

[Ebro]

So no, but you can't rationalize relationship. You can't. There's no anybody out there that had a one parent that is currently abusive or was abusive. If you actually go to a therapist, right, you actually sit down and do the work, you end up in a place where you have to accept the fact that you have no control over that. Like you.

[Rosenberg]

But. But. But still, there's so much there. There's got to be so much there that hurts.

[Ebro]

But you have no power. Right? That's. That's the part. You're powerless, and you have to accept that.

[Rosenberg]

But the people live out that little kid experience for the rest of our lives in different ways. So I long way of saying, I think whenever it comes back to, like, hey, let's look back, I think for you, it gets more complicated than, let me just look at the fun times when I was the jammin salmon. Because then you start looking at, like, all the other things floating around there, and there's a lot of stuff there. Plus, you're a black man in America. You didn't grow up in 2000.

[Ebro]

No.

[Rosenberg]

You know what I'm saying? What year were you born?

[Ebro]

75.

[Rosenberg]

Like, now looking back, 75 is still. I missed the beginning of it not being horrible, and it was still horrible.

[Ebro]

No, no, it's still horrible, and it's.

[Rosenberg]

Still horrible right now.

[Laura]

There you go. So go subscribe to the Patreon there.

[Rosenberg]

She's like, nah, it's true. The America's Bad Patreon. See you later, folks. All right, hit our outro.

[Ebro]

Oh, Outro.

[Rosenberg]

That's what we're waiting for.

[Ebro]

Oh, really?

[Rosenberg]

Yeah. Without this. We'll see you on Patreon.

[Ebro]

Just don't call it a podcast.